Colombia

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Colombia Culture

Colombia culture, as a part of the South American culture, is diverse and very colorful. Colombia culture bears the influences of several other cultures. Apart from the original and culture of the native people,there have been lots of other European races living in Colombia and all of them has colored the main culture of this South American country, Colombia.

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Colombia Population

As per the latest data available, the Colombia population has gone up to around 44.3 million people. It now stands in the 26th position in the list of highly populated nations around the world. With this it has also become the third highly populated nation in Latin America after Brazil and Mexico. 75% of the total population of Colombia is found to reside in urban areas.

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Religions of Colombia

Roman Catholicism was the country's official religion until the adoption of the 1991 constitution. The law states that there is no official or state religion but adds that the State is "not atheist or agnostic, nor indifferent to Colombians' religious sentiment."